When city planners and traffic experts sit down to create the blueprints for a new street or a redesign of an existing street, they now take more than just vehicle traffic needs into consideration. In fact, many of today’s street designs — particularly those in larger cities — now incorporate…

There’s a good chance that as you’ve traveled the many roads and highways here in Tennessee over the years that you paid little attention to just how many miles of railroad track or railroad crossings you’ve encountered. The truth is that railways have a pronounced presence here in the Volunteer…

This past weekend, the entertainment industry was rocked by the news that comedian and television star Tracy Morgan suffered serious personal injuries when the limo bus in which he was riding was struck by a semi. What made this news altogether more shocking was that later allegation by law enforcement…

Vehicle safety technology has undergone a drastic transformation over the last decade as automakers have devised new features to keep passengers safe outside of just airbags, seatbelts and anti-lock brakes. To illustrate, consider the advent of front crash prevention systems, a safety feature now being offered on a growing variety…

It’s a scary– and dangerous — scenario that many people have experienced at some point in their lives: having to stop along a busy stretch of highway. Whether brought on by mechanical issues, an accident or other reasons, pulling over on the interstate can be truly frightening thanks in large…

While many of us might believe that bike share programs can only be found in the nation’s larger metropolitan areas — New York, Washington, D.C., Boston — the truth is that we have active programs right here in Tennessee. Indeed, both Nashville and Chattanooga have kiosks where a person can…

Statistics show that there are currently close to 300,000 people here in the U.S. who can be classified as comatose after suffering some type of severe brain injury in a motor vehicle accident or fall, or as a result of a violent act or some other sort of trauma. Sadly,…

Back in October, Tennessee was rocked by a tragic bus accident that left eight people dead, making it the single deadliest crash in the state since 1990, when 12 people lost their lives in a horrific pile-up caused by dense fog on Interstate 75. To recap, a church bus carrying…

Over the last several days, safety experts and public health professionals from around the country have gathered here in Tennessee for the 2014 National Lifesavers Conference on Highway Safety Priorities. For those unfamiliar with this 32-year-old event, held at Nashville’s Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, it is essentially a…

From new craft beers and flavored spirits to cocktails made via altogether unorthodox techniques, it’s been pretty apparent to anyone who has set foot in a bar or liquor store over the last several years that alcohol manufacturers, marketers and even bartenders are hard at work trying to come up…